# To All Google Lovers - Cool New Toolbar Feature! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 7, 2001, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-all-google-lovers-cool-new-toolbar-feature/91913 "2001-11-07T01:27:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Shayna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shayna/32/17976_2.png) [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2001, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-all-google-lovers-cool-new-toolbar-feature/91913/1 "2001-11-07T01:27:56Z")
> [@](#): > > The new Google Toolbar increases your ability to find information from anywhere on the web and takes only seconds to install. > > When the Google Toolbar is installed, it automatically appears along with the Internet Explorer toolbar. This means you can quickly and easily use Google to search from any website location, without returning to the Google home page to begin another search. [http://toolbar.google.com](http://toolbar.google.com) I installed it today and I just love it. It’ll be most useful on my home computer, since I’m still chugging along with snail-paced dialup there. Now I won’t have to wait for the google homepage to load before I can do a search! It does make the viewable area of the browser window smaller because it adds a whole new bar underneath anything you already have, but I solved that problem by just moving it up to share the same space as the address bar ( [example here](http://www.geocities.com/shayna61/toolbar.html) ) Anyway, I just thought I’d share, for those who may not know about this yet. * * * I really appreciate your consideration in avoiding stepping on my penis - **Spiny Norman** [sym][sub][sup]©[/sup][/sub][/sym] Jeg elsker dig, Thomas [sym][sub][sup]©[/sup][/sub][/sym] ---
**Author:** ![porcupine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ac91a4/32.png) [@porcupine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/porcupine)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2001, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-all-google-lovers-cool-new-toolbar-feature/91913/2 "2001-11-07T01:50:54Z")
I love google. Thanks, **Shayna**. ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2001, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-all-google-lovers-cool-new-toolbar-feature/91913/3 "2001-11-07T01:51:29Z")
Whoa! Awesome! Thanks, **Shayna!** ---
**Author:** ![Searching\_For\_Truth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4da419/32.png) [@Searching\_For\_Truth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Searching_For_Truth)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2001, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-all-google-lovers-cool-new-toolbar-feature/91913/4 "2001-11-07T03:25:31Z")
Sweet! Thank you much. ---
**Author:** ![Geobabe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/geobabe/32/3908_2.png) [@Geobabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geobabe)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2001, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-all-google-lovers-cool-new-toolbar-feature/91913/5 "2001-11-07T03:27:07Z")
I got the toolbar a while back–I meant to post a thread about it but for some reason didn’t (probably plain ol’ forgot). I love love love it! It is the coolest thing ever. ---
**Author:** ![GilaB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8e7dd6/32.png) [@GilaB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GilaB)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2001, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-all-google-lovers-cool-new-toolbar-feature/91913/6 "2001-11-07T07:03:54Z")
No Netscape option! Boo! Hiss! ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2001, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-all-google-lovers-cool-new-toolbar-feature/91913/7 "2001-11-07T07:25:25Z")
Thanks for the reminder! I’d tried to install this a while back but it didn’t work… but I have a new computer now and had forgotten all about it! It worked! WOOHOOO!!! ---
**Author:** ![Tansu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/67e7ee/32.png) [@Tansu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tansu)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2001, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-all-google-lovers-cool-new-toolbar-feature/91913/8 "2001-11-07T12:09:42Z")
I’ve been using it for a while. It’s excellent. ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2001, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-all-google-lovers-cool-new-toolbar-feature/91913/9 "2001-11-07T13:01:29Z")
Yeah, I’ve been using that toolbar for about 6 months or so. It’s really great, yet I still sometimes click the “Home” button, which is also [Google.com](http://Google.com). 😃 Then again, I don’t use the SDMB forum jumper at the bottom of every page either. Maybe I’m just weird. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Griffin-Kentzel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_griffin-kentzel/32/14787_2.png) [@Larry\_Griffin-Kentzel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Griffin-Kentzel)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2001, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-all-google-lovers-cool-new-toolbar-feature/91913/10 "2001-11-07T13:30:30Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by **GilaB** _ > > No Netscape option! Boo! Hiss! Nor a Mac option . . . damn! ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Why\_A\_Duck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/13edae/32.png) [@Why\_A\_Duck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Why_A_Duck)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2001, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-all-google-lovers-cool-new-toolbar-feature/91913/11 "2001-11-07T13:34:47Z")
Yet another longtime toolbar user checking in. I’d be lost without it. Well that, and my version of Google translated into Swedish Chef language. ---
**Author:** ![Bill\_H](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a5b964/32.png) [@Bill\_H](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bill_H)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2001, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-all-google-lovers-cool-new-toolbar-feature/91913/12 "2001-11-08T08:59:56Z")
Been using it for 6-8 months as well. I especially like the ‘search within a site’ button. The ‘up one level’ button is very handy too. ---
**Author:** ![Spritle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Spritle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spritle)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2001, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-all-google-lovers-cool-new-toolbar-feature/91913/13 "2001-11-08T14:07:28Z")
I can almost hear **Duck Duck Goose** having an orgasm right now! ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2001, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-all-google-lovers-cool-new-toolbar-feature/91913/14 "2001-11-08T14:20:23Z")
I’ve been using it for months. I wouldn’t go without it. I especially like the fact that it remembers your search terms and you can just click on them to find the term within the page. ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2001, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-all-google-lovers-cool-new-toolbar-feature/91913/15 "2001-11-08T14:30:20Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Coldfire \* > **yet I still sometimes click the “Home” button, which is also [Google.com](http://Google.com). 😃** Hey, me too! I just wish there were a keyboard shortcut for getting to the Google text box, similar to Alt+D for the IE address bar. Anybody know of one? ---
**Author:** ![Dilbert](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/58f4c7/32.png) [@Dilbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dilbert)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2001, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-all-google-lovers-cool-new-toolbar-feature/91913/16 "2001-11-08T14:37:33Z")
I had a google search build into Opera for so long now, I forgot that it was something special. I like Opera 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Has\_anyone\_seen\_my\_pants](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/cdc98d/32.png) [@Has\_anyone\_seen\_my\_pants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Has_anyone_seen_my_pants)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2001, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-all-google-lovers-cool-new-toolbar-feature/91913/17 "2001-11-08T18:12:21Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Dilbert \* > \*\*I had a google search build into Opera for so long now, I forgot that it was something special. > > I like Opera 🙂 \*\* I like this better than Opera: http:www.smarteque.com SmartExplorer. It has a ‘search-bar’ that can search google and or/other engines from any site. Lots of neat features. Shareware/$20. But I didn’t know the google-bar had a ‘search with a site’ feature. Now that sounds neat! ---
**Author:** ![Has\_anyone\_seen\_my\_pants](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/cdc98d/32.png) [@Has\_anyone\_seen\_my\_pants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Has_anyone_seen_my_pants)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2001, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-all-google-lovers-cool-new-toolbar-feature/91913/18 "2001-11-08T18:18:45Z")
“Search within a site” feature.